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i'm joined by chuck todd and howard fineman with "the huffington post." the latest poll shows among likely voters the president leads 49% to 46% for romney. that's down net two points from two weeks ago when the president was up by five. to what to you attribute the movement, chuck todd? >> well, first of all, the more important number has always been the president sitting at 49% or 50%. i would go through his job approval rating at 49%, his ballot test at 49%, those converge, and that's what matters and 49% puts you in the, quote, re-elect zone. what's affecting romney, this is something we've been watching all year long. there is an enthusiasm gap among core republican voters among core democratic groups. overall there's a ten-point advantage among those republicans who call themselves nines or tens when on a scale of one to ten asked how interested they are in this election. there's been a ten-point gap pretty consistent all year. that's why for instance on the registered voter number, the president has a seven-point lead and it shrinks more than in ha
i'm joined by chuck todd and howard fineman with "the huffington post." the latest poll shows among likely voters the president leads 49% to 46% for romney. that's down net two points from two weeks ago when the president was up by five. to what to you attribute the movement, chuck todd? >> well, first of all, the more important number has always been the president sitting at 49% or 50%. i would go through his job approval rating at 49%, his ballot test at 49%, those converge,...
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i'm joined by howard fineman with "the huffington post." also we have romney's -- let's take a look at this howard, romney's 47% comments had a lasting impact on his standing. "the washington post" reported just today, quote, in the two weeks since the surreptitious video of the remarks surfaced, they have pierced the national consciousness in a way few blunders do. in the closing stretch of the presidential campaign, the moment has become a defining element of romney's candidacy. new poll by pew shows how deep these comments penetrated. 67% say they knew romney made those comments. that's of the whole country. of those people, 55% said they had a negative reaction toward hearing them. the only thing in politic that is is worse than voters deciding they don't like you is when voters decide you don't like them. howard, what a great turn of phrase by alex castellanos when voters sense you don't like them. >> well, here in colorado, chris, the obama campaign is certainly not letting people forget those comments from that private fund-raiser ba
i'm joined by howard fineman with "the huffington post." also we have romney's -- let's take a look at this howard, romney's 47% comments had a lasting impact on his standing. "the washington post" reported just today, quote, in the two weeks since the surreptitious video of the remarks surfaced, they have pierced the national consciousness in a way few blunders do. in the closing stretch of the presidential campaign, the moment has become a defining element of romney's...
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joining us is ryan grim, washington bureau chief for "the huffington post." thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> this is not new tape tonight. these are not new remarks. they are from november. i have to ask how they came to your attention and whether there's any suggestion from the ryan camp or romney folks that there's any question to its authenticity. >> there's no question. it was at a spectator event last november. it's been online since then, almost nobody has viewed it. it was sent to me and a few other reporters over the weekend along with about 15 or 20 other clips of paul ryan saying things over the past ten years. and i had kind of put it off sunday and monday, and today i just decided i'd listen to a bunch of these clips and here you go. here's paul ryan. >> in terms of the list of stuff that you were being sent, i know enough about paul ryan's history to know he makes comments that are sort of like this, sort of along the lines about makers and takers, the vision of an america that's a zero sum game between those giving and ta
joining us is ryan grim, washington bureau chief for "the huffington post." thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> this is not new tape tonight. these are not new remarks. they are from november. i have to ask how they came to your attention and whether there's any suggestion from the ryan camp or romney folks that there's any question to its authenticity. >> there's no question. it was at a spectator event last november. it's been online since...
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ot jit's nt mitt romney.s an gr shington bureau chief for "the huffington post." thank you for being here. t >> this is not new tape tonight. the are not new remas. ey a from november. i have to ask how th c e to yourttention andhether thers any ggestion from the ry camp romney folks that there's any question to its thenticity. the's nquestion it's beeonline sce then, almost nobody has viewed it. it wasent to me and a few other reporters over the weekend along with about 15 or 20 other clips of paul ryan saying thgs over the past ten years.t it of sunday and monday, a today i bunch of these clips and here yogo. hereau >> in terms of the list of stuff that you were being sent, i know enough about pauryan's hisry to know he makes comments that are sort olike this, sort of along the lines about makersnd takers, thvi that's a zero sum game betwe those giving and taking. do youl that as a parall to what romney was sayg the country? >> it's dove tailed with what romney said. roey set the stage for him.ney s mments aut six months after paul ryan did. he also in some of t
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here with us now in denver, we have howard fineman, the "huffington post" media group. said he is the buffalo bob of our show. >> now i'm don meredith because don meredith always used to say on monday night football, when the game was nearly over, woe start singing. ♪ the party's over but not there yet. >> bring you back to sing at some point, heward. before we do that, we have another task and i thought howard would be the perfect guy to lead this off. basically, we want to look ahead to this debate tonight and all for a moment, assume the role of moderator, jim lehrer, pbs, a moderating this thing tonight. let just go around right now, we will start with you, howard. you got jim lehrer's seat, the two questions in front of you -- two candidates right in front of you. what is the one question that you think would you most like to see jim lehrer ask one of these candidates tonight? >> i would focus on mitt romney because this really is it for mitt. i would go right at the central concern. i would say i would ask, governor, bain capital, which you helped to run, had ma
here with us now in denver, we have howard fineman, the "huffington post" media group. said he is the buffalo bob of our show. >> now i'm don meredith because don meredith always used to say on monday night football, when the game was nearly over, woe start singing. ♪ the party's over but not there yet. >> bring you back to sing at some point, heward. before we do that, we have another task and i thought howard would be the perfect guy to lead this off. basically, we...
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you can also decide the same thing about this, about the coop tent of the next video, "the huffington post" first linked this video to it earlier. paul ryan speaking at a 2011 dinner hosted by "the american spectator." some of the left members say this is like mitt romney's video on the 47%. >> the good news is survey after survey, poll after poll, still shows that we are a center-right 70-30 country. 70% of americans want the american dream. they believe the american idea. only 30% want the welfare state. what that tells us is that at least half those people currently in that category are there not of their wish or their will. >> now liberal websites are focusing on the ryan speech. conservatives are focusing on the obama speech. the "huffington post" ryan reaction was, only 30% want the well stare state just as it is every day on the campaign trail, was one of upward mobility and opportunity for all americans. whether this amounts to anything, joining me is political analyst rowlan martin and eric, let me start with you on this obama tape. to you, what's the significance of it? >> i
you can also decide the same thing about this, about the coop tent of the next video, "the huffington post" first linked this video to it earlier. paul ryan speaking at a 2011 dinner hosted by "the american spectator." some of the left members say this is like mitt romney's video on the 47%. >> the good news is survey after survey, poll after poll, still shows that we are a center-right 70-30 country. 70% of americans want the american dream. they believe the american...
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. >>> and also caught on tape, yesterday "the huffington post" reported paul ryan saying 30% of americans wanted a welfare state and jumped on joe biden as well saying that the middle class has been buried. the running mates are causing some headaches. >>> plus, i have some questions of my own for the candidates. i'm going to ask michael steele and joan walsh to fill in for barack obama. can they answer questions? i'm going to show you what i'm going to be looking for. and then i'll join rachel mad do you for an hour long show for tonight's debate. join us for the full coverage. and then at midnight eastern, i'll be back for the a special late edition of "hardball," a show with lots of results. we'll tell you who won. this is "hardball," live from denver, the first presidential debate. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance.
. >>> and also caught on tape, yesterday "the huffington post" reported paul ryan saying 30% of americans wanted a welfare state and jumped on joe biden as well saying that the middle class has been buried. the running mates are causing some headaches. >>> plus, i have some questions of my own for the candidates. i'm going to ask michael steele and joan walsh to fill in for barack obama. can they answer questions? i'm going to show you what i'm going to be looking...
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with us today, new york magazine's john, trish and kelly and the huffington post's d howard. with just over a month to go for mitt romney, given the polls, the debates may be it. it could change the narrative that has dogged him or cemented. romney has the same urgent must-do list that he at the republican convention. only now could be his last chance. today we're going to look at romney's career, back at his career, at some missteps in past debates and also at some gems from barack obama. first up, first on romney's must-do list, get likable. and avoid this kind of reaction when governor rick perry charged that romney had hired illegal lawn workers. >> i'm speaking. i'm speaking. i'm speaking. i'm speaking. you get 30 seconds. this is the way the rules work here. is that i get 60 seconds. and you get -- >> but the american people want the truth. they want -- >> i understand -- >> you say that you knew you had illegals. >> would you please wait? are you just going to keep talking? are you going to let me finish with what i have to say? >> i don't know what it means for the re
with us today, new york magazine's john, trish and kelly and the huffington post's d howard. with just over a month to go for mitt romney, given the polls, the debates may be it. it could change the narrative that has dogged him or cemented. romney has the same urgent must-do list that he at the republican convention. only now could be his last chance. today we're going to look at romney's career, back at his career, at some missteps in past debates and also at some gems from barack obama....
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the content of this next video the huffington post first linked this video to it earlier today, paul ryan speaking at a 2011 dinner hosted by the american spectator, con serbtive magazine and this sounds a lot like mitt romney's comment on the 47%. >> the good news, still shows survey after survey, shows 70% of americans believe in the american dream, only 30% want the welfare state. half of the people currently in the category are there not of their wish or their will. >> liberal websites are focusing on the ryan speech, and the huffington post says they learned of a clip because a reader. ryan's campaign says only 30% want the welfare state, just as it is every day on the campaign trail, and the size trail, and so let's talk about this, whether these videos amount to anything. and political analyst roland martin, and red state.com and professor boise watkins of syracuse university. eric, on the obama tape, to you, what is the significance of it? >> the circumstances of it is the media. it was the media that portrayed barack obama as a post racial president. the media has portrayed
the content of this next video the huffington post first linked this video to it earlier today, paul ryan speaking at a 2011 dinner hosted by the american spectator, con serbtive magazine and this sounds a lot like mitt romney's comment on the 47%. >> the good news, still shows survey after survey, shows 70% of americans believe in the american dream, only 30% want the welfare state. half of the people currently in the category are there not of their wish or their will. >> liberal...
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darling msnbc political analyst and national affairs editor for "new york" magazine john heilemann, "the huffington post" washington bureau chief ryan grim, author of "the daily show" liz winsted and "rolling stone" executive editor eric baits. welcome to bizarre world. ramping you for the first debate each candidate is showering praise on the opposition in the hopes of lowering the bar for themselves. paul ryan gushed over president obama's skills on the debate stage. >> president obama is a very -- he's a very gifted speaker. the man's been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced debater. >> shockingly, senior white house adviser david plouffe had the same feelings about governor mitt romney. >> we'd expect it all along that governor romney will have a good night. he's prepared more than any candidate in history and shown himself to be a good debater through the years. >> even the candidates were tamping down expectations yesterday. >> i don't think anyone would suggest the debates aren't important. i can't tell you how important it will be. i don't know what will happen at the
darling msnbc political analyst and national affairs editor for "new york" magazine john heilemann, "the huffington post" washington bureau chief ryan grim, author of "the daily show" liz winsted and "rolling stone" executive editor eric baits. welcome to bizarre world. ramping you for the first debate each candidate is showering praise on the opposition in the hopes of lowering the bar for themselves. paul ryan gushed over president obama's skills on the...
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today and it's really perhaps i can lay it on my own shoulders because i am not sending items to "the huffington post" and elsewhere to explain that when the auto industry which is 1.5% of gdp, the auto industry guide $80 billion in roughly six months. the financial industry, 7.5% of gdp even bigger. when it ran into trouble they got $800 billion about three months. how big? is the sector that produces young adults and can you imagine an economy without young adults? and if you were to expand on this cut economy, the human capital sector the one that produces young adults, you know who produces your car. you know who manages your checking account and so forth. that is the financial or. you know who produces the food on your table. that is the agricultural or. autos is 1.5% finance a 7.5%. how big is the young adult human capital sector? 10.5%. 10.5%. it's without doubt the most important and depending on how you look at it is the largest sector in the economy and as we have just heard from grace it's labor-intensive. if you spend money in that sector you will create jobs. if you can imagine an e
today and it's really perhaps i can lay it on my own shoulders because i am not sending items to "the huffington post" and elsewhere to explain that when the auto industry which is 1.5% of gdp, the auto industry guide $80 billion in roughly six months. the financial industry, 7.5% of gdp even bigger. when it ran into trouble they got $800 billion about three months. how big? is the sector that produces young adults and can you imagine an economy without young adults? and if you were...
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"the huffington post" telling us the league cannot in good conscience allow him to eat bacon during a pork shortage because he can eat 20 pounds in 10 minutes. >> bill: this is great. they're getting some ethical standard? for stuffing food in your mouth at a food contest like that? come on. >> what was that poundage? >> 20 pounds in 10 minutes is what they predict joey chestnut can eat in bacon. >> you eat 20 pounds of bacon in a lifetime and it is not good. >> bill: gross gross. major, before we get back into politics -- >> there is one other headline. >> bill: oh. yes. >> i got an e-mail this morning from the obama for president campaign. and it informed me that in this country, in our great land, there are 3,662 people named major who are registered to vote. >> i got that same e-mail. >> yes. >> what is that all about? >> i have no idea but i did not know -- for most of my life, young and old i thought i was kind of a solitary -- a dude named major. not many of us. not only 3,362 people named major and they're all registered to vote. [ laughter ] >> bill: think of the majors who a
"the huffington post" telling us the league cannot in good conscience allow him to eat bacon during a pork shortage because he can eat 20 pounds in 10 minutes. >> bill: this is great. they're getting some ethical standard? for stuffing food in your mouth at a food contest like that? come on. >> what was that poundage? >> 20 pounds in 10 minutes is what they predict joey chestnut can eat in bacon. >> you eat 20 pounds of bacon in a lifetime and it is not good....
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is under investigation for both money laundering and bribing foreign officials is ryan grim of the huffington post suggests adelson is spending millions of dollars to curry political favor in the united states hoping to fend off charges that he spent millions of dollars to curry political favor an asia oh and adelson does stand to gain a two billion dollars tax cut if romney wins as well this is what our politics has devolved into thanks to citizens united a venue where the rich get richer and they can shield themselves from criminal investigations want to fix it go to move to a man dot org to put an end to these billionaire shenanigans. it's thursday let's hear geeky jeffrey dahmer and ted bundy two of the most infamous serial killers in american history but what else might they have had in common well according to a new study coming out of australia they both may have had a pretty dysfunctional sense of smell researchers down under a test of a theory that basically says the psychopath the the common personality disorder of serial killers and banks toure's it is characterized by a lack of em
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we want to start off by showing you the huffington post this morning. here it is, "romney wins the night." this is from "the hill" newspaper. in "the hill" again -- that is from "the hill." here is "politico." that is from "politico." time to hear from you. the first presidential debate is over. we're going to begin with old c- span watcher joe in the georgia. caller: i thought it was a tremendous win for mitt romney. can you hear me ok? host: we are listening. caller: i think this is a game changer. i think he will be elected and he will be the greatest president in the history of the country. i could not even sleep last night. i thought it was a total home run. i am so fired up. everybody at the barbecue was so excited. i do not have the words to say -- i will turn it on like anything you have ever seen for the next five weeks. he will be the best president in history. host:next is ann, a president obama supporter. caller: good morning. i think exactly the opposite. i think mitt romney looked almost manic and his appearance. i have never seen him flai
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you can also decide the same thing about this, about theoop tent of the next video, the huffington post" first linked thisvide to it earlr. ul ryan speaking at a 2011 nner hosted by "the american spectator." some of the leftembers say thiss like mitt onhe 47%. rsurvey, poll after poll, still shows that we are a cenr-rit 70-30 country. 70% of americans want th american dream. ey believe the american idea. only 30% want the welfare stat what that tells us is that at let half those people currently in that category are there noof their wi or their will. >> now liberal websites a focusin the ryan speh. consertives e fosing the obama speech. the "huffgtonwas, only 30%ant t well stare state just as it is every day on the campaign trail, was one o upward mobity and portunity for al americans. whether this amounts to anhing, joining me is political analyst rowlan mart d eric, l me start with you on thismau, what'she signican of it? it was the media that portrayed bara obama as a st-racial president. it wasot the obama campaign. the media for a long te portrayearobama as above the old politica r
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tonight, keli goff, who is political correspondent for root.com and sam stein, political rorter for "the huffington post." great to have both of you with us. keli, you first. how offensive is this? imeg reasng is it has to respond to? >> well, i'd say on a scale of 1 to 10, we're heading into, like, 20 territory, ed. i think at a certain point this stepcande ese ert any candidate do to not get support? right? like, i think at this point we have to start having a competition just to see where the lineof offensiveness, how far we can push these boundaries. apparently making rape jokes esn'do it, makg mini cments doesn't do it. maybe somebody has to drop the "n" bomb, but with rick per re and the rock thing. >> sam, how does he overcome this? >> i don't think he does. todd akin should have a rule he shouldn't speak about women or women's issues because it causes him more proems than it's worth. obviously missouri is a conservative state, or trending conservative. it's not going to vote for president obama like it did. claire mccaskill has always been in a dog fight with respect to the senate race. u k
tonight, keli goff, who is political correspondent for root.com and sam stein, political rorter for "the huffington post." great to have both of you with us. keli, you first. how offensive is this? imeg reasng is it has to respond to? >> well, i'd say on a scale of 1 to 10, we're heading into, like, 20 territory, ed. i think at a certain point this stepcande ese ert any candidate do to not get support? right? like, i think at this point we have to start having a competition just...
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. >> so, the other tape that's getting a lot of attention, the "huffington post" releasing video of paul ryan talking about a quote, moral tipping point, in the united states, six months before the 47% comments. take a look. >> the good news is survey after survey, poll after poll, still shows that we are a center right 70-30 country. 70% of americans want the american dream. they believe the american idea. only 30% want the welfare state. >> all right, so he at least gives credit to 17% more people than mitt romney did, but how damminging is that f in to have the same mentality, considering there's a minority portion that would rather get welfare checks than jobs? >> i think whether it's condemning or not is defining because it shows that both the presidential and vice presidential candidates and th republican party have the same attitude that there's a large block of americans, one saying 47, the other saying 30%, that want to be welfare dependent or want a welfare state and they want to be president and vice president. when they identify this large block of americans that in effect, t
. >> so, the other tape that's getting a lot of attention, the "huffington post" releasing video of paul ryan talking about a quote, moral tipping point, in the united states, six months before the 47% comments. take a look. >> the good news is survey after survey, poll after poll, still shows that we are a center right 70-30 country. 70% of americans want the american dream. they believe the american idea. only 30% want the welfare state. >> all right, so he at...
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and they slant -- look, if your main source of news is the huffington post, you don't know anything. >> but that's why these candidates do theview. that's why these candidates do -- >> -- do you think that's smart. >> live with kelly and michael. i think it's a brilliant idea. why? because they are portrayed in such a loving, warm and fuzzy way. ladies of the view obviously with the president of the united states and the first lady but also i thought that mitt romney and ann romney did an excellent job with kelly and michael. it was very personable. very approachable. >> very smart is and i do, too. let me ask you. this i'm going on the view in 10 days. will they treat me in a loving way? am i going to be treating with loving and nurturing. >> whoopi is going to jump you. >> she is looking meaner and meaner out there. i'm going to go on there. >> i think barbara will be there. >> she is always respectful. >> elisabeth hasselbeck have one friend in the crowd. >> that's all i need. i'm worried based on the lou dobbs segment before you when 38 members of 8% of the people n the fox news
and they slant -- look, if your main source of news is the huffington post, you don't know anything. >> but that's why these candidates do theview. that's why these candidates do -- >> -- do you think that's smart. >> live with kelly and michael. i think it's a brilliant idea. why? because they are portrayed in such a loving, warm and fuzzy way. ladies of the view obviously with the president of the united states and the first lady but also i thought that mitt romney and ann...
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but we have just got from "the huffington post" a statement that mr. ryan made, a sound bite, about americans that sounds very similar. let me play this to you for the first time and get your reaction. this was a year ago, paul ryan last november, talking about his estimate of how many people are dependent on government. listen to this. >> before too long we could become a society we were never, ever intended to be. we could become a society where the net majority of americans are takers, not makers. 70% of americans want the american dream. they believe in the american idea. only 30% want the welfare state. >> governor, when you have a candidate for president talking about 40% are moochers, you have the vice presidential candidate saying that we're living in a society with more takers than makers, and 30% of the country want a welfare state, i mean, what is that saying to the american people as they head to the polls in 35 days? >> well, it's pathetic, is what it is? it says to the american people that both members of the republican ticket totally out
but we have just got from "the huffington post" a statement that mr. ryan made, a sound bite, about americans that sounds very similar. let me play this to you for the first time and get your reaction. this was a year ago, paul ryan last november, talking about his estimate of how many people are dependent on government. listen to this. >> before too long we could become a society we were never, ever intended to be. we could become a society where the net majority of americans...
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joining me now is reporter sat salon.com and laura bassi, a journalist who covers women's issues for "the huffington post." thank you both for your time tonight. erin, how bad is the todd akin problem for republicans? >> this was the race that wasn't even supposed to be competitive and now they are saying, well, he can probably still win due to hatred of president obama in that state. >> when you say probably, and he wasn't even supposed to be competitive, he was supposed to win? >> he was supposed to win, yeah. this is a state that has become more conservative. president obama really isn't fighting there. the biggest problem is that he made it about more than abortion, he made it about rape victims. so now we've created this opportunity for claire mccaskill who hasn't been particularly popular in this state to tie him in with these really unsensitive remarks that imply that women are lying and also have totally fake science behind them that is very popular in the anti-choice movement. >> when you combine that, laura, with the fact that at first when these legitimate rape comments came out, republic
joining me now is reporter sat salon.com and laura bassi, a journalist who covers women's issues for "the huffington post." thank you both for your time tonight. erin, how bad is the todd akin problem for republicans? >> this was the race that wasn't even supposed to be competitive and now they are saying, well, he can probably still win due to hatred of president obama in that state. >> when you say probably, and he wasn't even supposed to be competitive, he was supposed...
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i wrote a piece on "huffington post" about ten days ago. you've really seen this since, that women are really driving the surge in obama's polling numbers. a double digit, at times a ten or higher gender gap. and when a democrat leads and a democrat benefits from a high gender gap, then a democrat wins. it's higher than average that we see in presidential campaigns. >> okay. worst? >> paul ryan. paul ryan, he -- you know, he hasn't really changed his debate at all. he's not helping in wisconsin. >> okay. ladies, thanks so much. susan, margie, molly, appreciate it. see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern. but stay with us, craig melvin is in the house. he's up next. i'm alex witt. have a great day. thor's couture gets the most rewards of any small business credit card. your boa! [ garth ] thor's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every day! ahh, the new fabrics, put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? the spiked heels are working. wait! [ garth ] great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer
i wrote a piece on "huffington post" about ten days ago. you've really seen this since, that women are really driving the surge in obama's polling numbers. a double digit, at times a ten or higher gender gap. and when a democrat leads and a democrat benefits from a high gender gap, then a democrat wins. it's higher than average that we see in presidential campaigns. >> okay. worst? >> paul ryan. paul ryan, he -- you know, he hasn't really changed his debate at all. he's...
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. >> the huffington post with what's fueling the rise of raunch. >> half the population is women. they want to see it reflected in movies. >> i think bridesmaids rated r was such a huge hit because people are looking to get out there and show them what you got. >> have any champagne and ice cream in our suite and then we're going to party, right? >> rebel wilson, one of the breakout stars of "bridesmaids," also starring in exhibit c "bachelorette." starring isla fisher. and kirsten dunst. not just films that is seeing a rise in raunch, take a look at hbo's "girls." >> i have an std. >> we were with the creator on the emmy red carpet where the show was up for five awards. >> i wouldn't be able to do what i do on network. it would be completely impossible. >> this party really over? i was just getting started. >> it's very brave for lena dunham to be making a show like this because there are so many women out there, my life isn't like on "sex in the city." >> i'm so happy for lena because she's the brains and the soul of this whole show. >> was there every moment where you looked at
. >> the huffington post with what's fueling the rise of raunch. >> half the population is women. they want to see it reflected in movies. >> i think bridesmaids rated r was such a huge hit because people are looking to get out there and show them what you got. >> have any champagne and ice cream in our suite and then we're going to party, right? >> rebel wilson, one of the breakout stars of "bridesmaids," also starring in exhibit c...